How to be Free from Sin

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Jan 2008 · Islam International

About this ebook

The Islamic concept of salvation differs from that of other religions, and from Christianity in particular, because Islam rejects the concept of Original Sin and declares man to be responsible only for his own sins. He, therefore, needs to free himself from his own sins in order to attain salvation. In this article, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah(as) answers the all-important question, why does man commits sin, and how can he free himself from it.

The Promised Messiah(as) also argues that a true religion must be judged by its ability to lead its followers to certainty about the existence of God. The holy author makes a detailed comparison between Islam and other major religions, and concludes that Islam alone can lead man to perfect awareness and, consequently, to freedom from sin.

The first English translation of this article was published under the title How to get rid of the Bondage of Sin, in the English edition of The Review of Religions, January 1902. The current translation has been prepared by Wakalat Tasnif, Rabwah.

Ratings and reviews

The Promised Messiah’s books are the biggest proof that he was sent by Allah. I converted from a sunni muslim to Ahmadiyya. In the sunni world they talked about Allah and in the Ahmadi world you find him

I have never been into reading until i read this book. Truly wonderful and faith awakening. It sets out the truth in simple and logical terms. A must read for the seekers after truth.

Beautiful book. Very easy to comprehend. Just look at the Christian world. Are they free from committing sin because they have accepted Jesus and drank his blood? Has that stopped Christians from committing adultery, murder, theft, etc? True salvation lies in understanding the punishment of committing sin with such great certainty. We would never eat poison willingly, so why hurt our souls by committing sin.